Corkscrew.



R. DE BERSAQUES.

GOBKSGREW.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 26, 1909.

Patented July 6, 1909.

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ROMAIN DE BERSAQUES, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

CORKSCREW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented .Tilly 6, 1909.

Application filed. April 26, 1909. Serial No. 492,398.

To all whom it may concern:

lie it known that I, ROMAIN DE BER- siionns, a subject of the King ofBelgium, residing at llllashington, District of Columbia, have inventedcertain new and useful improvements in Cor tscrews; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the saine, reference being had to theaceompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference niarlted thereon,which forni a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cork screws andcomprises various details of construction and combinations andarrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and thenspecilically defined in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichligure l is a perspective view showing the application of my inventionto the neel; of a bottle. llig. 2 is a sectional view t ansverselythrough the threaded shank portion of the screw showing parts in topplan view. Ilig. 3 is a sectional View on line 3-3 of Fig. i. Fig. Il.is a vertical sectional view centrally through the swivel memberthrough which the threaded shank of the device passes, parts being shownin elevation, and Fig. is a detail perspective view of the handle.

' teference now being had to the details of the drawings hy characters,A designates a disk having the integral arms A projecting therefromwhich terminate in a ring B at their lower' ends which are adapted torest upon the Lipper end of the neck of a hottie in the manner shown inFig. l of the drawings. Said dish fi is provided with a central aperturein which the swiveled member l) is mounted, which has a ring D fixedabout its circumference at the lower end thereof and the circumferenceof the upper portion of said swiveled member is provided with gear teeth`E and projecting from the inner circinnference of the opening in saidnienlber are the lugs F. H designates a shaft having a spiral groove H/therein and which passes through the member I), the lugs l+` thereonengagingl said spiral groove ll', and which member and screw normallyturn together excepting during the act of extracting the stopper.Projecting from the upper edge of said disk is a lug N which isapertured for the reception of a pin O, and U designates a spring whichhears between the head of said pin and said lugI and Ytends to normallyhold the inner end of the pin out of engagement with the teeth E uponthe member l). Said dislr is provided with a slot It through which alongitudinally nievable pin actuating bar T passes, said har having ahandle T pivoted to its lower end. The upper end of the bar T has a camprojection S which is adapted, as the bar moved downward by depressingupon the handle T, to bear against and nieve the pin against the tensionof the spring so that the inner end of the pin will engage one of theteeth E and cause the saine to be held stationary. One of the flanges Ais provided with a longitudinal slot a through which the shank portionof said handle T passes and in which a portion of the bar T has alongitudinal movement. A pin L, which forms a pivotal connection betweenthe har T and the handle T', extends beyond the edges of the slot andbears against the rear of the slotted standard A and serves to hold thebar from drawing through the slot ci.

Projecting from the bottom of the shaft I-I is a cork screw which turnswith said shaft. A handle 7 is fastened to the upper end of the shaft IIand has its ends formed one with a slot IV and the other recessed awayas at T2 and forming convenient means for removing corlis of bottles,etc.

In operation7 the apparatus is applied to the top of a bottle in themanner shown in Fig. l and, by turning the handle, the coi-lt screw maybe turned into the stopper in the usual manner. Then it is desired towithdraw the stopper', the operator by pressing upon the handle T willcause the har T to be drawn downward and push the pin into engagementwith one of the teeth of the swivel member l), thus holding the latterstationary7 and, upon a further turning of the handle D with the memberl) held sta tienary, an outer longitudinal movement will be imparted tothe shaft Il, causing the stopper to be withdrawn from the bottle. Whenthe pin is at its farthest inner throw and engaging one of the gearteeth E, the head of the pin will be in contact with the cani edge ofthe bar and, when pressure is released from the handle connected to thehar, the pin hearing under the inliuence of the spring against said cainedge will cause said bar to be moved slightly longitudinally to itsnormal position.

lVhat l claim to be new is l. A cork screw comprising a disk and a ringwith connections between the same, a hollow swiveled member mounted inan aperture in said disk, teeth about the circumference of said member,lugs projecting from the bore of said member, a shaft passing throughsaid member and provided with a spiral groove engaged by said lugs, ahandle upon said shaft, a cork screw projecting from the end ot saidshaft, a spring-pressed pin mounted upon the disk and normally out otengagement with said teeth, a longitudinally movable bar having aylateral projection adapted to bear against said pin to throw the latterinto ci'igagement with one o't the teeth ol" said member to hold `thesame stationary, and a handle tor moving said bar longitudinally.

2. A cork screw comprising a disk and a ring, standards connecting saiddisk and rii'ig, one of said standards being slotted, a hollow swiveledmember mounted in an aperture in said disk, teeth about thecireinnierence of said member, lugs projecting from the bore of saidmember, a shaft passing thrtmgh said member and provided with a spiralgroove engaged by said lugs, a handle upon said shaft, a cork screwprojecting from the end ot' said sha'lt, a springpressed pin mountedupon the disk and normally out of engagement with said teeth, a long{itudinall)7 nr vable bar having a lateral projection adapted to bearagainst said pin to throw the latter into engagement with one ot theteeth of said member to hold vthe same stationary, a longitudinallymovable bar passing through a slot in said disk and having a camprojection adapted to bear against said pin to throw the latter intoengagen'lent with one ot the teeth of said member to hold the samestationary, a handle pivoted to said bar and passing through a slot inone of the standards between said disk and ring.

3. A cork screw comprising a disk and a ring, standards connecting saiddisk and ring, one of said standards being slotted, a hollow swiveledmember mounted in an aperture in said disk, teeth about thecircumference of said member, lugs projecting from the bore of saidmember, a shaftl passing through said member and provided with a .spiralgroove engaged by said lugs, a handle Lipon said sha'tt, a cork screwprojecting trom the end of said shaft, a spring-pressed pin mounted uponthe disk and normally out of engagement with said teeth, alongitudinally movable bar having a lateral projection adapted to bearagainst said pin to throw the latter into engagement with one ot theteeth ot said member to hold the same stationary, a longitudinallymovable bar passing through a slot in said disk and having a camprojection adapted to bear against said pin to throw the latter intoengagement with one et the teeth ot said member to hold the samestationary, a pin 'fastened to said bar and projecting beyond theopposite sides thereof, a handle extending through the slot ot thestandard and pivotally mounted upon said pin, the ends oll said pin uponthe bar adapted to bear against the inner edge ot the slotted standardtor preventing the bar moving through the slot in the staiulard.

ln testimony, whereof l have signed my name to this specilication in thepresence ot two subscribing 'witnesses this Q3 day o'l April nineteenhundred and nine.

ROMAIN DE VERSAQUES.

lVitnesses Lewis M. THAvnn, M. KnUMKn.

